公开(公告)号：US08568938B2

公开(公告)日：2013-10-29

申请号：US12550131

申请日：2009-08-28

申请人： Lijun Gao ,  Shengyi Liu ,  Chin-Hsi Chien ,  George M. Roe

发明人： Lijun Gao ,  Shengyi Liu ,  Chin-Hsi Chien ,  George M. Roe

IPC分类号： H01M8/04

CPC分类号： H01M8/04007 ,  H01L35/00 ,  H01M8/0432 ,  H01M8/12 ,  H01M8/1246 ,  Y02E60/525 ,  Y02P70/56

摘要： Systems and methods of electric power generation are disclosed. A particular method includes generating electric power using a fuel cell. The method also includes generating additional electric power using a thermoelectric generator (TE) by routing exhaust from the fuel cell to a hot side of the TE and routing fuel cell intake gases to a cold side of the TE. The method also includes preheating the fuel cell intake gases by routing the fuel cell intake gases from the TE through a heat exchanger (HX).

摘要翻译： 公开了发电系统和方法。 特定的方法包括使用燃料电池产生电力。 该方法还包括使用热电发电机（TE）通过将燃料电池的排气路由到TE的热侧并将燃料电池进气排放到TE的冷侧来产生额外的电力。 该方法还包括通过使来自TE的燃料电池进气通过热交换器（HX）来预热燃料电池进气。

公开(公告)号：US20110048484A1

公开(公告)日：2011-03-03

申请号：US12550131

申请日：2009-08-28

申请人： Lijun Gao ,  Shengyi Liu ,  Chin-Hsi Chien ,  George M. Roe

发明人： Lijun Gao ,  Shengyi Liu ,  Chin-Hsi Chien ,  George M. Roe

IPC分类号： H01L35/34 ,  H01M8/04

CPC分类号： H01M8/04007 ,  H01L35/00 ,  H01M8/0432 ,  H01M8/12 ,  H01M8/1246 ,  Y02E60/525 ,  Y02P70/56

摘要： Systems and methods of electric power generation are disclosed. A particular method includes generating electric power using a fuel cell. The method also includes generating additional electric power using a thermoelectric generator (TE) by routing exhaust from the fuel cell to a hot side of the TE and routing fuel cell intake gases to a cold side of the TE. The method also includes preheating the fuel cell intake gases by routing the fuel cell intake gases from the TE through a heat exchanger (HX).

摘要翻译： 公开了发电系统和方法。 特定的方法包括使用燃料电池产生电力。 该方法还包括使用热电发电机（TE）通过将燃料电池的排气路由到TE的热侧并将燃料电池进气排放到TE的冷侧来产生额外的电力。 该方法还包括通过使来自TE的燃料电池进气通过热交换器（HX）来预热燃料电池进气。

公开(公告)号：US20120240882A1

公开(公告)日：2012-09-27

申请号：US12694381

申请日：2010-01-27

申请人： Lijun Gao ,  Chin-Hsi Chien ,  Shengyi Liu

发明人： Lijun Gao ,  Chin-Hsi Chien ,  Shengyi Liu

IPC分类号： F01P11/00 ,  F25B21/02

CPC分类号： F01P3/20 ,  B60K1/00 ,  B60K11/02 ,  F01P2050/24 ,  F25B21/02

摘要： Cooling systems and methods of use are disclosed. A particular method includes routing at least a first portion of a coolant stream from a first heat exchanger to a second heat exchanger to receive heat from a hot side of a thermoelectric cooling device. The method also includes cooling one or more electronic devices using a cold side of the thermoelectric cooling device. The method also includes routing at least a second portion of the coolant stream to an engine.

摘要翻译： 公开了冷却系统和使用方法。 特定的方法包括将冷却剂流的至少第一部分从第一热交换器路由到第二热交换器以从热电冷却装置的热侧接收热量。 该方法还包括使用热电冷却装置的冷侧冷却一个或多个电子装置。 该方法还包括将冷却剂流的至少第二部分路由到发动机。

公开(公告)号：US08484983B2

公开(公告)日：2013-07-16

申请号：US12632250

申请日：2009-12-07

申请人： Lijun Gao ,  Shengyi Liu ,  Chin-Hsi Chien

发明人： Lijun Gao ,  Shengyi Liu ,  Chin-Hsi Chien

IPC分类号： F02C6/06

CPC分类号： B64D13/06 ,  B64D37/32 ,  B64D41/00 ,  B64D2013/0618 ,  B64D2013/0685 ,  Y02T50/44 ,  Y02T50/56

摘要： A device for producing electrical power has a thermoelectric device coupled to an aircraft bleed system for generating electrical power using temperature differentials between ram air and bleed air. A system control is coupled to the ram air and the bleed air to control a temperature of the bleed air and to control a temperature gradient of the thermoelectric device.

摘要翻译： 用于制造电力的装置具有耦合到飞行器放气系统的热电装置，用于使用冲压空气和排出空气之间的温差产生电力。 系统控制与冲压空气和排气耦合以控制排出空气的温度并控制热电装置的温度梯度。

公开(公告)号：US20140077765A1

公开(公告)日：2014-03-20

申请号：US13621769

申请日：2012-09-17

申请人： Lijun Gao ,  Shengyi Liu ,  George M. Roe

发明人： Lijun Gao ,  Shengyi Liu ,  George M. Roe

IPC分类号： H02J7/00

CPC分类号： H02J7/00 ,  H02J7/0016

摘要： The present disclosure provides a system, method, and apparatus for battery management. The disclosed method involves current balancing through sinking and/or sourcing current, by at least one virtual cell, for battery cells in a battery pack based on available current and capacity of the battery cells. In one or more embodiments, at least one virtual cell is capable to sink and/or source current for at least one degraded battery cell or at least one dead battery cell.

摘要翻译： 本公开提供了一种用于电池管理的系统，方法和装置。 所公开的方法包括基于电池单元的可用电流和容量，通过至少一个虚拟单元对电池组中的电池单元的吸收和/或采样电流进行电流平衡。 在一个或多个实施例中，至少一个虚拟小区能够为至少一个劣化的电池单元或至少一个死电池单元吸收和/或提供电流。

公开(公告)号：US08854013B2

公开(公告)日：2014-10-07

申请号：US13191672

申请日：2011-07-27

申请人： Lijun Gao ,  John M. Fifield ,  George M. Roe

发明人： Lijun Gao ,  John M. Fifield ,  George M. Roe

IPC分类号： H02J7/04 ,  H02J7/16 ,  B60L11/18 ,  G06F1/26 ,  H02J7/00

CPC分类号： G06F1/26 ,  B60L11/184 ,  H02J7/0047 ,  H02J7/041

摘要： A method and apparatus comprising a switch and a charging management module. The switch is configured to control an electrical connection between a charging device for a battery and a power source. A current flows from the power source through the charging device to the battery to charge the battery when the electrical connection is present between the charging device and the power source. The charging management module is configured to identify a period of time for charging the battery and to control the switch to electrically connect the charging device for the battery to the power source during the period of time identified for charging the battery.

摘要翻译： 一种包括开关和充电管理模块的方法和装置。 开关被配置为控制用于电池的充电装置和电源之间的电连接。 当充电装置和电源之间存在电气连接时，电流从电源通过充电装置流向蓄电池。 充电管理模块被配置为识别用于为电池充电的时间段，并且在为电池充电所识别的时间段期间，控制开关将电池的充电装置电连接到电源。

公开(公告)号：US20130030593A1

公开(公告)日：2013-01-31

申请号：US13191672

申请日：2011-07-27

申请人： Lijun Gao ,  John M. Fifield ,  George M. Roe

发明人： Lijun Gao ,  John M. Fifield ,  George M. Roe

IPC分类号： G06F1/26 ,  H02J7/04

CPC分类号： G06F1/26 ,  B60L11/184 ,  H02J7/0047 ,  H02J7/041

摘要： A method and apparatus comprising a switch and a charging management module. The switch is configured to control an electrical connection between a charging device for a battery and a power source. A current flows from the power source through the charging device to the battery to charge the battery when the electrical connection is present between the charging device and the power source. The charging management module is configured to identify a period of time for charging the battery and to control the switch to electrically connect the charging device for the battery to the power source during the period of time identified for charging the battery.

摘要翻译： 一种包括开关和充电管理模块的方法和装置。 开关被配置为控制用于电池的充电装置和电源之间的电连接。 当充电装置和电源之间存在电气连接时，电流从电源通过充电装置流向蓄电池。 充电管理模块被配置为识别用于为电池充电的时间段，并且在为电池充电所识别的时间段期间，控制开关将电池的充电装置电连接到电源。

公开(公告)号：US20120156580A1

公开(公告)日：2012-06-21

申请号：US12968889

申请日：2010-12-15

申请人： Lijun Gao ,  Shengyi Liu

发明人： Lijun Gao ,  Shengyi Liu

IPC分类号： H01M8/04

CPC分类号： H01M8/04164 ,  B01D1/0017 ,  B01D5/0042 ,  E03B3/28 ,  F26B3/20 ,  F26B23/001 ,  F26B23/10 ,  H01M8/04007 ,  H01M8/0432 ,  H01M8/04925 ,  H01M8/0494 ,  H01M2008/1293 ,  H01M2250/00 ,  H01M2250/10 ,  Y02A20/109 ,  Y02B90/14 ,  Y02E60/50 ,  Y02E60/525

摘要： A method and apparatus for extracting water. The apparatus comprises a first and second cooling device and a controller. The first cooling device has a first and second side. The first side heats materials located at the first side and generates a water vapor. The second side cools the water vapor and fluids collected from a source. The second cooling device transfers heat from the water vapor and the fluids flowing through the second cooling device to an environment around the second cooling device. A controller controls a first amount of power delivered to the first cooling device and a second amount of power delivered to the second cooling device based on a temperature for the fluids and the water vapor at an output. Water extracted from the fluids and the water vapor by cooling the fluids and the water vapor is collected at the output.

摘要翻译： 一种用于提取水的方法和装置。 该装置包括第一和第二冷却装置和控制器。 第一冷却装置具有第一和第二侧。 第一面加热位于第一侧的材料并产生水蒸气。 第二面冷却从水源收集的水蒸气和液体。 第二冷却装置将来自水蒸气的热量和流过第二冷却装置的流体传递到围绕第二冷却装置的环境。 控制器控制输送到第一冷却装置的第一量的功率和基于输出处的流体和水蒸汽的温度输送到第二冷却装置的第二量的功率。 通过冷却流体和水蒸汽从流体和水蒸汽中提取的水在输出处收集。

公开(公告)号：US10236817B2

公开(公告)日：2019-03-19

申请号：US13294597

申请日：2011-11-11

申请人： Matthew Joseph Krolak ,  Lijun Gao ,  Shengyi Liu

发明人： Matthew Joseph Krolak ,  Lijun Gao ,  Shengyi Liu

IPC分类号： H02K7/00 ,  H02P27/08 ,  H02P9/02 ,  H02P21/30

摘要： A method and system for controlling power transfer includes the operations of receiving a power transfer value indicating a power level to be transferred either to or from an energy storage sub-system and receiving an input comprising a rotational speed of a rotating mass in the energy storage sub-system. The operations further include calculating a torque value corresponding to the power transfer value based on the rotational speed of the rotating mass and determining whether the torque value exceeds a maximum allowed torque. The operations further include defining an adjusted torque value as the maximum allowed torque value if the torque value exceeds the maximum allowed torque value or defining the adjusted torque value as the torque value if the torque value does not exceed the maximum allowed torque value, and providing the torque value to a direct torque controller for controlling the torque of the rotating mass.

公开(公告)号：US20090217965A1

公开(公告)日：2009-09-03

申请号：US12280696

申请日：2007-04-20

申请人： Roger A. Dougal ,  Lijun Gao ,  Shengyi Liu ,  Albena Iotova

发明人： Roger A. Dougal ,  Lijun Gao ,  Shengyi Liu ,  Albena Iotova

IPC分类号： H01L31/042

CPC分类号： G05F1/67 ,  H01L31/044 ,  H01L31/0504 ,  Y02E10/58

摘要： Disclosed is an apparatus and methodology for generating operating power for various desired applications using solar energy. A solar array is formed using a small number of solar cells connected in series to form a string of solar cells and then connecting multiple strings in parallel. Unlike conventional solar arrays, no bypass diodes are incorporated into the array. A power converter is coupled to the array to boost output voltage to a level sufficient to operate the desired application. The power converter may be operated independently or based on output levels of the array, the material from which the solar cells of the array are constructed and the operating temperature of the array or combinations thereof.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于使用太阳能产生用于各种期望应用的工作功率的装置和方法。 使用少量串联连接的太阳能电池来形成太阳能电池阵列以形成一串太阳能电池，然后并联连接多个串。 与传统的太阳能阵列不同，阵列中并没有旁路二极管。 功率转换器耦合到阵列以将输出电压提升到足以操作所需应用的水平。 功率转换器可以独立地或基于阵列的输出电平，阵列的太阳能电池构成的材料和阵列的工作温度或其组合来操作。